Meaning of catchphrase | Babel Free
Definitions
- A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
- A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
Equivalents
العربية
شعار
Català
frase ganxo
Čeština
hláska
Español
latiguillo
Kurdî
slogan
Nederlands
catchphrase
Português
bordão
Tiếng Việt
khẩu hiệu
Examples
“Frequently, catch⟳ phrases are not, in the grammarians' sense⟳, phrases at all, but sentences. Catch⟳ phrases, like⟳ the closely linked proverbial sayings, are self-contained, as, obviously, clichés are too. Catch⟳ phrases are usually more pointed and ‘human’ than clichés, although the former sometimes arises from, and often they generate⟳, the latter. Occasionally, catch⟳ phrases stem from too famous quotations.”
“For Tigger, he created a slight lisp and laugh⟳, crediting his British wife with Tigger's "TTFN" catchprase - "ta-ta for now", itself coming from BBC radio comedy It's That Man Again.”
“The former head of BBC comedy claims catchphrases are out of fashion. But as Corporal Jones might say⟳, ‘Don’t panic!’”
“Instead, bro country songs string together a formulaic subset of tropes about beer sipping, truck driving, sunglasses wearing, unpaved roads, and tanned girls in shorts, typically building to a predictable catchphrase singsong chorus.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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